Montgomery Alabama, Money Mississippi and Other Places: A Pamphlet in Poetry [Review Copy]
by MERRIAM, Eve
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Cameron Associates, 1956. First edition. First printing. 12mo. Pale tan cloth (hardcover); dustjacket; three preliminary leaves; [32]pp. Mild toning to cloth on spine, else Near Fine. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced $2.00 on front flap), lightly rubbed and toned, VG+. Publisher's review materials laid in, including a facsimile of a TLS from Eleanor Roosevelt, endorsing the book.
A collection of topical ballads and odes occasioned by the American civil rights struggle. Not an especially uncommon book, but we have never previously seen a review copy, nor the endorsement letter from E.R.
A collection of topical ballads and odes occasioned by the American civil rights struggle. Not an especially uncommon book, but we have never previously seen a review copy, nor the endorsement letter from E.R.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64095
- Title
- Montgomery Alabama, Money Mississippi and Other Places: A Pamphlet in Poetry [Review Copy]
- Author
- MERRIAM, Eve
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Cameron Associates
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- RADICAL CIVIL RIGHTS AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK BUS BOYCOTT EVE MERRIAM MODERN POETRY RADICAL, LABOR AND UTOPIAN MOVEMENTS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Poetry; African-Americana; Civil Rights;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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